 |
 |
 |
 |
|
The
Dog's Tits Premium
core Girls,
Girlz, Grrrlz Beautifully
Wicked Anti-suckage Dickheads
Galore |
|
Live
Whacking Permalink Archive 6 September 2003 Quote of the day
The LDP has asked me to be a candidate in the next federal election. I said I'd do it if they bought me enough beer. Actually
it'd be perverse fun running a campaign along the lines of: vote for
me - I'll cut all your welfare payments and you'll have to pay
to send your kids to school. But hey, cheap beer!
Thanks
to all who responded to my car post some weeks back, offering advice,
commentary and colourful insults. I've hardly answered any of those e-mails
yet, so I just wanted to thank everyone who wrote in. I went motorbike testing today, the ride of choice was Honda's new but low-key CB1300.
Talk about a surprise. The CB1300 is a gem of a motorcycle, and a genuine alrounder. The 1284cc injected in-line four-cylinder powerplant offers plenty of grunt. Unlike most other big nakeds, the ergonomics feel good too, with a comfy seat and well-positioned handlebars. The old-style needle-n-clock speedo and tacho work well, and are well-complimented by the digital clock and fuel guage. The biggest surprise was the handling: it steered beautifully, with none of the top-heavy "oil barge" feeling displayed by Kawasaki's ZRX1200. It flicked from side-to-side with little effort and was beautifully stable. It is a heavy bike but it doesn't feel it. The suspension felt well-sorted - soaking up the bumps while retaining enough stiffness for fast rides through the twisty stuff. The brakes are easy to use but offer lots of stopping power. You do get a lot of windblast on the bike, but Honda offers an accessory windscreen (albeit for a whopping $478). Pillion accomodation looks good too, with a decent rear seat and large grab-handle. At $15,990 ride-away, the CB1300 is a great all rounder: comfy enough for touring, sporty enough to go nuts on. It's also $500 cheaper than Kawasaki's brilliant Z1000. That bike is lighter, has a more flickable chassis, a more "fun" engine and much, much sexier styling. The Honda has better stability, pillion accomodation and a price advantage. Hmmm...looks
like I'll need to do a back-to-back comparison soon.
Well, well, well, it seems Kawasaki is releasing a smaller version of the wonderful z1000 next year: the z750.
It will have a 748cc version of the bigger brother's four-cylinder injected engine, an (obviously) lighter chassis, and the single exhaust instead of the attractive (but admittedly inefficient) four-in-one system of the bigger bike. I can't wait to ride one. Kawasaki are making a serious comeback, after years of plummeting sales resulting from a conservative, outdated range of machines. It looks like ex-Mazda guru Shunji Tanaka has done wonders in his short time at the head the big K's bike division. With this new bike, the Z1000, the sexy ZX6 and the upcoming flagship - the ZX10, Kawasaki have transformed themselves into a manufacturer that now offers the sexiest, most futuristic-looking performance bike lineup. Well
done lads, great to see you back.
Alarming article in Frontpage about jew-hatred in the UK.
Wonderful. Naturally
of course, the left still bleat about racism against Muslims.
|
Motorcycles Guns
Support Brave Multinationals!!!
|
Big
naked bikes have never done well in Oz, and Honda's latest has arrived
with little fanfare. Frankly, I had little interest in it. Honda tend
to make very well-built but characterless motorcycles, and I haven't been
impressed by big nakeds recently. They tend to be heavy, bulky, with awkward
top-heavy handling. I thought the CB1300 was going to be another one of
these with a dull, detuned engine, especially as I had 
